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An American Pope Emerges as a Potential Contrast to Trump on the World Stage
Pope Leo XIV’s focus on refugees and his pluralistic background may offer a different view of U.S. values from the ...
Pope Leo XIV’s unexpected New Orleans Creole background excites city’s large Catholic community
When Father Tony Ricard watched the new pope deliver his first address to the faithful Thursday in St. Peter’s Square, he ...
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Who Is the New Pope? Vatican Awaits Historic Announcement
A sign from the Vatican! On the evening of May 8, 2025, white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican ...
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans
His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...
What Pope Leo’s Augustinian Background Tells Us About his Papacy
Pope Leo XIV is the first Pope from the Order of St. Augustine, which suggests he will promote peace and dialogue.
People are demanding answers over Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms design
According to Vatican News, Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is intended to reflect his Augustinian roots and the values he seeks ...
You can’t tell the story of New Orleans without its Black Catholics
The revelation that Pope Leo XIV has Louisiana Creole roots shines a light on a community of Catholics that has shaped New ...
New Pope Leo XIV’s math background sparks viral holy memes online; ‘In the name of sin, cos…’
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago has been elected Pope Leo XIV, marking the first American to hold the position.
Sunny Hostin exclaims 'we have a Black pope' in new support for Pope Leo
Sunny Hostin showed newfound support for Pope Leo XIV on "The View" Monday after learning about his Black and Haitian ...
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What do Catholics around the world hope for from a new pope? Some wish for a version of Pope Francis
“Whichever pope will be elected, it has to be about the glory of God, not about being whichever cultural, race or gender ...
Why ‘Leo’? New pope shows support for workers, labor unions
For Catholic theologians, the significance of the name was evident, with the new pope tying himself to one of the ...
Pope Leo's family tree shows ties to a prominent Creole family of color in Louisiana
The pope’s great-great-grandmother Celeste Lemelle was a free woman of color from a Creole family that made its wealth from ...